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Have any of you ever accidentally done a double shift, because after you've shifted, you don't lift your finger off the button very much, so you accidentally depress it again? It's happened to me many times, though thankfully it hasn't yet cost me a race. Also, have any of you accidentally up/down shifted, because you keep your fingers planted a lil' too hard on the L1 and R1 buttons? :p What about this: Have you ever left the options settings in auto, thus leaving you cursing during the beginning of the race because you can't shift when you want to? I've done all of the above... what have you guys done to those two paddles in front of you?
 
I've had a couple of double ups (no revs, wait for the rear-ender), double downs (hammer the rev limiter) and down instead of up and up instead of down. Call it the 'missed shift' feature (also known as the 'I'm a Klutz' feature.

The worst one is when you shift all the way down to neutral, and then stand on it on the way out of the corner and wonder why the car isn't going anywhere despite the revs going through the roof.
 
i dont use the buttons i use the R3 button

press it up:shift up
press it down: shift down.

also it seems stupid cuz u say "u have to let go of the gas and u loose speed. well u might. but its like only 3 mph less 1nce u get the hang of it.
 
I never used anything but Auto gears! Call me lazy, I don't care, it's one less thing to worry about while racing, so ultimately I enjoy it more! I still win nost races, even with supposedly 'equal' cars to the AI cars, so I don't care!
 
Originally posted by vat_man
I've had a couple of double ups (no revs, wait for the rear-ender), double downs (hammer the rev limiter) and down instead of up and up instead of down. Call it the 'missed shift' feature (also known as the 'I'm a Klutz' feature.

The worst one is when you shift all the way down to neutralneutral , and then stand on it on the way out of the corner and wonder why the car isn't going anywhere despite the revs going through the roof.
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how do u get into neutral?!?!?!
 
I reconfigured the controller, using R1 as shift up and R2 as shift down.

I have done the "Double Shift" oops before. Yes it is a pain.

What I've been debating, Is getting another controller and modifying my current controller to use very light switches. Any tinkerers here? I have to get a new one, as the vibration no longer works on my current one.

AO
 
Hm, I use L1 as 'down' and R2 as 'up'. What's R3? Never heard of it on a DS2.

But yes, I double shift or shift the wrong way in the heat of the moment. The worst is when your downshifting/braking for a corner entrance and you go too far, so that the drive wheels nearly lock up and you blow your line. Good thing it's only a game because that's a great way to grenade your transmission or valvetrain IRL ...
 
R3 is when you press down on the joystick. If you centre the stick, and press directly down on it, you'll hear it make a distinct 'click' - that's it!
 
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Then how do you press it up? Psycho said he presses up to upshift...
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to "press" it up you just pull it up although I don't know how you could play like that. It is just uncomfortable and what button do accelerate and brake??
 
I'm using a GT-Force wheel and have been the victim of a rare and costly "triple-shift-special" chaning up from second to third ........ to fourth to fifth .......... on the last lap of a race at Seattle circuit II just coming out of the real nasty under the bridge (when run backwards) last lefthander before the start/finish straight...

The corvette C5 shot past me, and I was left at the side of the track. In tears, with worn tyres.

An awful moment in my GT history :(

Funny now though :D :D :lol:
 
Originally posted by XeroD
to "press" it up you just pull it up although I don't know how you could play like that. It is just uncomfortable and what button do accelerate and brake??
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by R3 he is refering to the right analog stick, itself. not the button, R3, or pushing the stick down. he is saying that he pushes the stick forward or backward to shift.
 
Ahh, makes sense. Thanks. That sounds good but I'd rather use that for throttle control (which, in fact, I do).
 
Funny, I've never modified the controls... I've tried using the right analog stick as throttle, but I can't get used to it (the control feels too far out of my reach). Shifting with it sounds interesting, but as long as my index fingers are resting back there, I might as well use 'em! :p (BTW psycho: How do you have your throttle and braking managed? I mean, with that setup, it's almost physically impossible to shift while accelerating...)
 
Ive occasionally done double shifts when im tired by accident. But recently I took my DS2 apart and cleaned it up. the thing about this is when I put it back together the X button (dont use this in GT at all) and the R2 button (shift up) have to be pressed very hard for a while until they start working back at their optimium pressure levels (they need wearing in? so strange :thatsodd: damn sony and their analog buttons ;) ) this came to the point where I was constantly missing upshifts (if I was using the X button to accelerate I wouldnt be getting the full throttle response either) and I had to bash the bloody button to get it to upshift. It works ok now ive worn it in on GTConcept yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah I have it finaly! GTC GTC GTC GTC oh sorry this the GT3 forum oops :p
 
I use R2 to shift up and L2 to shift down, or I tap reverse to shift(!!, it works if you drive it into the red, you just tap it and it makes the cluth like slip into the next gear, you can also shift down, or just tap it, then go around a corner(off the gas) and hit the gas and you are in the right gear). Sometimes, like with my slower cars(hybrids, I made several realistic cars like a Probe GT and US-spec Lancer), I'll use reverse all the time cause I like the sound of the RPMs slowing for the next gear, and you can also get an "into 2nd gear scratch" which is cool. On the fast cars, reverse slows you down(cars with several thousand HP, when you tap reverse there's power too quick and it slows you down). Only problems with reverse is that if you spin the wheels, causeing the RPMs to go up into the red, you can't shift because you aren't actually going fast enough to be in the red. Also some cars with really big red areas(like between the start of the red and the limiter), if you go right up to the limiter(with out hitting it)and tap reverse, it could shift twice if the shift from the limiter to the next gear keeps you in the red. Also if you tap reverse too early, it kicks it out of gear(on the slow cars it's pretty bad, but on the fast cars it doesn't do much)and then back in.

It's really fun to drive using reverse to shift, try it.

With other shifting, I rarely mess up, but there have been times where I'm playing, and I accidently hit the controller on the pillow or side of my bed, and it hits L2 or R2 and shifts...
 
Originally posted by youth_cycler
(BTW psycho: How do you have your throttle and braking managed? I mean, with that setup, it's almost physically impossible to shift while accelerating...)
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press gas let go quick then press up on the r3 button and then hit the gas again. i love shifting down around turns cuz when u press the brake slightly (if u have ur thumb in the right spot) u can brake and shift down at the same time. cool :fdevil:
 
Ah, that's what I figured. ;) It's just that I like to keep my thumb on the gas while shifting... easier... :)
 
Originally posted by youth_cycler
Ah, that's what I figured. ;) It's just that I like to keep my thumb on the gas while shifting... easier... :)
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u can do that ,use thumb to press gas. then move the pointer over the thumb and move the r3 up. i only do this when im i on the last lap and im losing. but i press gas. then i let go of gas (quickly)and move r3 up very quickly. then resume pressing gas. its easy 1nce u get used 2 it. also i use heres my controls
x=gas
square=brake
there the same :fdevil:
 

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